Process Optimisation Technician

Müller UK & Ireland; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Up to 10% bonus paid yearly

Single Health care cash plan

2x life assurance

33 days holiday

Access to Muller rewards platform with

Buy & sell holidays

Job summary

Müller UK & Ireland in Manchester is recruiting for a Process Optimisation Technician to join our dairy operations. The role provides technical expertise to support value creation and continuous improvement, aligned with Muller values and standards.

The ideal candidate will have a strong process background in food manufacturing, solid problem solving skills, process mapping ability, and the capacity to collaborate with engineers and frontline teams.

Qualifications

• Strong process background in a food manufacturing environment.
• High level problem solving capability.
• Ability to process map and collaborate with internal stakeholders.
• Familiarity with PDCA and continuous improvement.
• Basic level knowledge of PLC fault finding.
• Knowledge of effluent treatment operations (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line support to sustain value creation.
• Coach frontline team members to solve problems.
• Apply PDCA to drive real-time improvements.
• Map processes and support engineering & technicians.
• Guide effluent plant operations and optimise ETP processes.
• Respond to out-of-hours emergency requests.

Skills

Operational Excellence

Waste Management

PLC fault finding

Six Sigma

Problem Solving

Process Mapping

Education

Dairy Operator Certification

Process Mapping Apprenticeship

Job description

We are currently recruiting foraProcess Optimisation Technicianto join our ManchesterDairy.

The purpose of the role is to provide technical expertise to support and optimise value creation, working within the Muller values and standards whilst striving to continuously improve.

Contract - Permanent / Full Time

Location - Manchester

Shift Pattern - Monday - Friday -7am start time

The ideal candidate will have strong process background within a food manufacturing environment, a high level problem solving capability, the ability to process map and can collaboratively work with other internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities of a Process Optimisation Technician will include:

• Constant recognition that the value creation is level 1 - First line support primary purpose is to support the front line teams.
• Coaching front line team members, enabling them to solve problems.
• Uses PDCA techniques to follow problems through to 100 year fix in real time.
• Process optimisation capability - to include process mapping.
• Basic level understanding of PLC and logic fault finding skills.
• Maintenance excellence / Asset care.
• Uses PMS to support prioritisation, problem solving and team engagement.
• Displays ownership by creating and delivering end to end site wastage initiatives.
• Continuous transfer of knowledge and best practice.
• Work with engineering & technicians to observe, recognise and report on process performance and improvement.
• Work closely with the effluent plant and the operatives, guiding them with best practise, optimising ETP processes, troubleshooting and operation expertise.
• Availability to receive emergency calls out of hours, to be able to provide remote support when in need.
• Ability to work alongside a continuous improvement team to achieve a universal goal, analysing; documenting and validating along the way.

Key skills & experience

• Operational Excellence Overview and Waste Management.
• All Dairy Technical Competency Workshops OR L3 Dairy Operator. Apprenticeship Process mapping.
• Basic logic / PLC fault finding.
• Six sigma.
• Operational Excellence Problem Solving.
• Knowledge of effluent treatment operations (preferred).

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Up to 10% bonus paid yearly
• Single Health care cash plan
• 2x life assurance
• 33 days holiday
• Access to the Muller rewards platform where you can gain access to 1000s of discounts, cycle to work scheme etc.
• Buy & sell holidays.